Suspenders.



To all whom t may concern lBe it known that l, HERMIT Glinde,

Aa citizen of the T li'fiited States, residing 'at Fortland, in the ,county of Multnomah and 'State of'Oregon, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Suspenders;

and l do hereby declare the following to be v one vobject* of the invention is to provide a a full, clear, and exact description of the inL vention, such as will enable others skilled` ting of. the Suspenders being attached to the. l waistband of a pair of trousers without.

necessitating the employment of buttons, and

device of this nature,'thavt can be manufactured-cheaply, will be durable and efficientV 'in operation and can be associated with any pair of suspenders and can be conveniently and expeditiously attached to the trousers.

Other objects will appear and be better understood! from that embodiment of my j inventionfof which the following is a specification, reference being had to the aecompanying drawings forming a part thereof, in which: IFigure 1is a sectional detail view of the waistband of a pair of trousers, and the forward end of one of the shoulder straps of. the Suspenders and showing the connecting device 'attached thereto, i

Fig.` 2 is a side elevation of the device 'shown in Fig. 1, i y

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view, taken through one of the attaching pads,

Fig. 4 is an'interior -view of one of the jaws of which the pad is formed,

Fig. 5 is a detail section of the rear ends of the slioulder'straps, and showing the connecting device applied thereto, Fig. 6 lis a vertical sectional taken on the line --m of Fig. 5,

Fig. 7 is a detail view of one end detail view,

of one of the. shoulder strapsy with the connecting' device removed therefrom, j Fig. 8 is a vertical detail sectional view, taken on the line g/-y/ of Fig. 5, and

Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view, taken Vthrough the waistband of a pair of trousersand through one ofthe eyelets therein.A

Referring to the drawing more in detail, the numera'll designates the shoulder strap nn'iinir ii. canoe, oriroiirriiiiinoniie t ,Specification of Letters Patent.

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*Y AApplieation ledzanuary 14, 1.916. Serial No. 'imma ofa pair ofsuspenders each having its front and rear yends provided nwith 'the terminal v beis are carried bythe ends of the shoulder straps 1, and the connecting members located ,leops 2.,.each-loop haviiiga'dependingpor-y y tion-3 in which 'is `fori'iiedf,aj keyhole slots,

at the frontends of the shoulder straps are arranged yin pairs, and each of the connecting members includes a retractile spring 9, the upper end of which has connection to one of the links 8 on'the adjacent ring 7 The lower ends ofthe springs carry elliptical shaped links' 1l, which links in' turn carry rings 12. v

The rings 12 on the lower links 11 have a pluralityl of tabs 13 removably connected thereto. Each tab 13 is for-ined of a leather strap, which is passed through the adjacent ring v1&2 and bent to provide the jaws 14 and' 15.- The lower or free end of the jaw 14 has its terminal bent inwardly, as shownat 16,. and a metallic strip 17 vhas one e-nd inserted between the terminal iti-and the inner side of the jaw 14 `and secured thereto in Vany suitable manner, and thev oppositefend ofthe metallic strip extends upwardly and lacross the point of juncture between the'V jaws 'lll and 15 and then terminally extended 4 downwardly to provide the curved bearing surface 18, for the adjacent ring 12,-s'o as to prevent wearing of the strap.

A stud'l) is carried by the jaw 14 andhas its shank extendijligthrough alined openings in the jaw 14 andfthe adjacent end of the metallic istrip 17 and the inner bent terminal 1G, and has its outer end provided with the'v enlarged'plate 20, wheh engages against the I outer side of thel jaw 14 and has its inner end provided with a head 21. The'jaw 15 is provided with a socket 22, adapted, when thejaws are moved'in the direction 0f each other, to receive the headv21 on the inner end 'of vthe stud 19 and hold the jaws in opy erative position.

A trouser waistband is show/n at in Figs. 1, 2 and 9 ofatlie drawings, and the said waistband is provided at spaced points with eyelets 24. 4rlhe eyelets take' the I 'place ofthev usual buttons,f and when it is desired to attach the Suspenders,4 to the 4 trousers, the jaws Hand 15 are positioned on opposlte sides of. the waistband 23 and A tothe trousers! :WhatIolaim' is: j 1. I n suspender'construction,y thel combination 'with'4 the ends ofthe shoulderstraps@ having pivoted guides thereon, ofjrings car' ried bythe guides, substantially elliptical shaped linkscarried by the-rings, and resnilient connecting devices carried by the connecting device .of the class described comprising a vertically disposed and contractile spring, a substantially elliptical shaped link carried by the lower end of the .-springz a ring carried by the link, a strap extending through thc ring and having its 'ends 'extended to provide jaws, a stud car- 'ried by oneof the jaws 'and a socket carried by the other jaw for receiving the stud and the'rst-mentioned jaw when the jaws are locked in position.`

.In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

1 HERMIT E. GREGG. Witnesses-z JoHN Bt. FROST. 

